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but days before he leaves office, panetta has bad news. he's proposing less money in their paycheck next year. panetta, a savvy washington operative in budget politics, is leaving it to congress to figure out how not to cut pay and keep thousands of defense employees on the job. >> we will furlough as many as 800,000 dod civilians around the country for up to 22 days. they could face a 20% cut in their salary. don't think that's going to impact on our economy? >> reporter: the recommendation to slow the military pay raise will put troops in the middle of that political fight between congress and the president over spending. >> he should be looking out for soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, that he sendses into harm's way. >> reporter: panetta is proposing just a 1% increase in troop pay for 2014. it should have been at least 1.7%, which was the increase this year. it may not be a huge deduction, but it's badly needed cash for strapped military families. for junior enlisted service member with two years in uniform, the basic pay is about $
but days before he leaves office, panetta has bad news. he's proposing less money in their paycheck next year. panetta, a savvy washington operative in budget politics, is leaving it to congress to figure out how not to cut pay and keep thousands of defense employees on the job. >> we will furlough as many as 800,000 dod civilians around the country for up to 22 days. they could face a 20% cut in their salary. don't think that's going to impact on our economy? >> reporter: the...
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secretary panetta, we'll miss you. people served with you longer than i have, but i imagine the relationships you've had, if we had a few more, we would have the same. general dempsey, thank you for your service, been most kind when i'm at the pentagon and helping me understand more of how we can totally secure our country and make it a better world. west virginia's proud to house the state department diplomatic security training center, and the agents who fought bravely, very likely might have been trained in that part of the great state. i understand that also the national guard in west virginia were some of the first to respond. they changed the mission quickly and were ready to get resources into libya, and it shows that the strong force at the guard and the support role the guard plays, and so with that, gentlemen, i have a few questions. first of all, i was here, and i said one of the most profound moments in times of being a senator is when i heard admiral mullen at that time before he retired, and the question
secretary panetta, we'll miss you. people served with you longer than i have, but i imagine the relationships you've had, if we had a few more, we would have the same. general dempsey, thank you for your service, been most kind when i'm at the pentagon and helping me understand more of how we can totally secure our country and make it a better world. west virginia's proud to house the state department diplomatic security training center, and the agents who fought bravely, very likely might have...
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ceremony will be held for a leon panetta. obama and gener martin dempsey will host the .eremony he served as defense secretary since june 2011. president obama has nominated to succeed him. president obama's second term getting started, but he is looking forward to the midterm elections. the president plans to hold at least 14 fund-raisers for year.ates this republicans accused him of being interested in campaigning and governing. york woman is free on bail after visiting a son jail. her in a passed oxycotin pills to her after french kissing him visit.the police of not said how the drugs were discovered. >> 5:50 this morning. >> moving on to the weather. icy and snowy depending on you live it. we are running the whole gamut of this morning. it does not have to go further than 20 miles to the west where seeing the winter mix. 34 your degree -- 34 your at reagan national. the postal system is in the station right now. 34 in gaithersburg. snow in frederick at 32 degrees. super doppler showing rain across parts of eastern marylan
ceremony will be held for a leon panetta. obama and gener martin dempsey will host the .eremony he served as defense secretary since june 2011. president obama has nominated to succeed him. president obama's second term getting started, but he is looking forward to the midterm elections. the president plans to hold at least 14 fund-raisers for year.ates this republicans accused him of being interested in campaigning and governing. york woman is free on bail after visiting a son jail. her in a...
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. >>> secretary of defense leon panetta is still on the job, attending ceremonies and waiting for members to confirm his successor chuck hagel. >> the second best valvalentine day present would be allow us to get out of town. >> president obama went to georgia to promote his education agenda and spent some quality time with preschoolers. he was also thinking about valentine's day. >> i can't imagine a more romantic way to spend valentine's day. actually, michelle says hello. she made me promise that i would get back in time for our date tonight. that's important. that's important. i will got a gift. got the flowers. the flowers are a little easier because i got this rose garden. >> even with the children in georgia, the president still had washington grid lock on his mind. >> and that whole plane, with others, a trade that we could use more in washington. maybe we need -- maybe we need to bring the teachers up. you know? every once in a while have some quiet time. time-out. >> that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> here's your weather with bill karins. >>> good morning, every
. >>> secretary of defense leon panetta is still on the job, attending ceremonies and waiting for members to confirm his successor chuck hagel. >> the second best valvalentine day present would be allow us to get out of town. >> president obama went to georgia to promote his education agenda and spent some quality time with preschoolers. he was also thinking about valentine's day. >> i can't imagine a more romantic way to spend valentine's day. actually, michelle says...
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democrats in the house were mineta and panetta. that's always been the case. i rejoiced at the time that you received the positions in the appointments that you have had. it's long overdue that this committee is holding a hearing to examine the facts surrounding the terrorist attacks in benghazi on slept 11, 2012. that left four americans dead, deaths that i believe could have been prevented. but it's become clear over the last five months that the united states is willfully unprepared for what occurred in benghazi. what's also been clear is following the attack, the administration provided the american people inaccurate information about the true nature of the catastrophe and those events in benghazi. in my discussions with the most senior administrative officials, i've been told on the night of the tragedy -- although there was confusion about the nature of the first attack on the compound where the ambassador was located -- the second wave of attacks, which was on the annex, were unequivocally a terrorist attack. i have no doubt
democrats in the house were mineta and panetta. that's always been the case. i rejoiced at the time that you received the positions in the appointments that you have had. it's long overdue that this committee is holding a hearing to examine the facts surrounding the terrorist attacks in benghazi on slept 11, 2012. that left four americans dead, deaths that i believe could have been prevented. but it's become clear over the last five months that the united states is willfully unprepared for what...
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i think secretary clinton and panetta seemed to be overruled by the white house. >> heather: it boggles the mind, the threat streams in libya, they were equaled elsewhere with equally significant and threatening intelligence, general dempsey's words. if we know that, then why this report from the deputy general that looked at 27 overseas diplomatic posts found numerous security standards violations for overseas buildings. on top of that the state department not keeping track of all the rules violated. why is that happening? >> they inspector general tells us the what and not the why. the sense i get there really is a ideological or political overtone we are unwinding wars to allocate resources to other purposes. it's not taking seriously what any reasonable person's mind would suggest. a broadening they the threat. the scope of al-qaeda and affiliated reach is expanding. there has been a lack of willingness among top leadership especially in the white house to take that head on. >> heather: you mentioned we have heard from clinton, panetta petraeus, dempsey, brennan -- did you hear anyt
i think secretary clinton and panetta seemed to be overruled by the white house. >> heather: it boggles the mind, the threat streams in libya, they were equaled elsewhere with equally significant and threatening intelligence, general dempsey's words. if we know that, then why this report from the deputy general that looked at 27 overseas diplomatic posts found numerous security standards violations for overseas buildings. on top of that the state department not keeping track of all the...
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secretary panetta also defended the military's response to the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. the assault killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. panetta testified there'd been no specific warning of an imminent attack, so u.s. forces were too far away to respond. >> the united states military, as i've said, is not and frankly should not be a 911 service capable of arriving on the scene within minutes to every possible contingency around the world. the u.s. military has neither the resources nor the responsibility to have a firehouse next to every u.s. facility in the world. >> sreenivasan: republican senator john mccain of arizona argued the military could have deployed in time, if it had heeded warnings coming from the consulate and ambassador stevens. a 21-year-old bangladeshi man pleaded guilty today to plotting to blow up the federal reserve bank in new york. quazi nafis was arrested in october after an f.b.i. sting operation. prosecutors said he drove a van to the door of the bank and tried to set off what he thought was a
secretary panetta also defended the military's response to the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. the assault killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. panetta testified there'd been no specific warning of an imminent attack, so u.s. forces were too far away to respond. >> the united states military, as i've said, is not and frankly should not be a 911 service capable of arriving on the scene within minutes to every possible contingency around the world. the...
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there's no one in this town who does not like leon panetta. i started to cover him as house budget chairman. >> what a career. >> he was a republican under richard nixon and left the white house in protest. >> i mean, his career has spanned sort of, you know, congress, administrations, republican, democrat. >> white house chief of staff. >> i would say there's no one out there who doesn't think that he is not earned what we expect him to go do, which is go -- >> back to the walnut farm. and he'll be out of here as soon as his successor is confirmed. chuck cillizza. >> call me -- i'm always ready. >> that does it for us. stay safe. stay warm. my colleague tamron hall as a look at what's next. >> andrea, i thought you were going to say tamron mitchell. you are on a roll. have a great weekend. >> be safe. >> be safe, as well. >>> up next, speaking of staying safe, the latest on the massive storm that's slamming the northeast and it is going to get worse. already causing major problems, including a 19-car pile-up. states of emergencies have been d
there's no one in this town who does not like leon panetta. i started to cover him as house budget chairman. >> what a career. >> he was a republican under richard nixon and left the white house in protest. >> i mean, his career has spanned sort of, you know, congress, administrations, republican, democrat. >> white house chief of staff. >> i would say there's no one out there who doesn't think that he is not earned what we expect him to go do, which is go --...
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there was no sufficient resources in the area for a thousand miles, panetta says. if you've got these warnings as dempsey said they knew about the cable that was sent to hillary clinton saying benghazi's not defensible. they knew about the 200 threats. why wasn't there a plane ready to be scrambled for an intervention in the first place? it's a very strange oversight that no one teams t seems to be particularly outraged. >> you heard panetta say you can't fly in f-16s and bomb the heck out of a place. you can use it psych ljl psychoy and fly it over the compound. they're very intimidating. >> no question. at the very least they could have been used to disperse the crowds. you hear this when you talk to folks in uniform. that's what bothers them as much as anything. why wasn't something like that done, at least the very basics. you could dis percent the crowds, have additional flyovers, send a gunship. i've heard from people it would have taken 13 to 15 hours to have people to push back. i've talked to several military folks today who say that's just not true, that
there was no sufficient resources in the area for a thousand miles, panetta says. if you've got these warnings as dempsey said they knew about the cable that was sent to hillary clinton saying benghazi's not defensible. they knew about the 200 threats. why wasn't there a plane ready to be scrambled for an intervention in the first place? it's a very strange oversight that no one teams t seems to be particularly outraged. >> you heard panetta say you can't fly in f-16s and bomb the heck...
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checking accounts around the nation, to say goodbye to defense secretary leon panetta. president obama and general martin dempsey will speak during a ceremony at the joint base meyer henderson hall in arlington. the move to the pentagon in june of 2011. the president nominated former nebraska senator chuck hagel to succeed leon panetta, but the senate is still going through the confirmation proceedings. >> to the hostage drama in alabama, which ended with a successful rescue of a little boy who was kidnapped and then taken into an underground bunker. we're learning the details of what happened days before when the gunman burst on to the school bus and took the child. the entire incident was caught on tape source. is a the drama escalated over four and a half minutes. the bus driver named charles stood in the aisle, placing himself between the gunman and his young passengers. had undergone training on intruder emergencies. >> from the information i received, he did use that training to save those children. >> he was killed in the incident. local judge has written to pres
checking accounts around the nation, to say goodbye to defense secretary leon panetta. president obama and general martin dempsey will speak during a ceremony at the joint base meyer henderson hall in arlington. the move to the pentagon in june of 2011. the president nominated former nebraska senator chuck hagel to succeed leon panetta, but the senate is still going through the confirmation proceedings. >> to the hostage drama in alabama, which ended with a successful rescue of a little...
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. >> democrats on their talking point list, as leon panetta won't be manning the ship and the country will be without a defense secretary. that's not true. >> no, that isn't true. the white house pulled back on that. maybe they were going to do that but that wasn't a good idea. he's not happy about it. leon panetta, who thought he would get on plane the end of this week and fly back to the monterey peninsula in california, instead will stay on the job and go overseas to a secretary defense minister meeting in europe. so another week on the job. he compared it to groundhog day. >> chris, would you stick with me for breaking news? i want to get your perspective. we're looking now -- i think you can see it there at our d.c. bureau, that's where the president will make remarks at hyde park academy. he's expected to talk about gun violence and push hard on his initiatives for tougher legislation on guns. chicago is an interesting place to do that. it's got some of the toughest gun laws in the country, yet the murder rate and viciousness in terms of violent crime leads the nation in some ca
. >> democrats on their talking point list, as leon panetta won't be manning the ship and the country will be without a defense secretary. that's not true. >> no, that isn't true. the white house pulled back on that. maybe they were going to do that but that wasn't a good idea. he's not happy about it. leon panetta, who thought he would get on plane the end of this week and fly back to the monterey peninsula in california, instead will stay on the job and go overseas to a secretary...
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panetta, i feel like i have been jerked around by every cia director. my question to you is: knowing your background, knowing your jesuit education, knowing what i think your values are, kihave your word that you -- can i have your word that you will be very forthcoming with this committee to speak truth to power, to speak truth about power and even when it's uncomfortable, where we have to probe in a way that is not an easy way to go? >> former adviser to the president reagan, pat buchanan is here. do you have problems with the program to use drones to kill americans overseas if they are believed to be associated with al qaeda. >> vinever seen a bigger assort ion of imperial presidency than that. the president is claiming the right for himself and high-rank subordinates to identify what they consider a threat, imminent threat, the right to use a hell-fire missile to kill them, even if they are an american citizen. i have never heard of this before. i don't think it's going to stand. i think the congress of the united states, which has the power over th
panetta, i feel like i have been jerked around by every cia director. my question to you is: knowing your background, knowing your jesuit education, knowing what i think your values are, kihave your word that you -- can i have your word that you will be very forthcoming with this committee to speak truth to power, to speak truth about power and even when it's uncomfortable, where we have to probe in a way that is not an easy way to go? >> former adviser to the president reagan, pat...
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catherine, thank you. >> you are welcome. >> the defense secretary leon panetta was also on capitol hill today talking about the attack on the u.s. outpost in benghazi. he told a senate committee there was not enough time for the military to respond to the rampage that killed the u.s. ambassador chris stevens. foreign service officer sean smith and two former navy seals. tyrone woods and glen daughtery. one republican pointed out commanders didn't know how long the attack would last. >> was any airplane launched anywhere in the world to help these people? >> well, we ultimately did launch 130s to go in and rescue the people. >> when were they launched? >> they were launched in the period of time when the team went in there and when we concluded, the attack was concluded. we said we have got to get the people out of there. >> senator john mccain asked secretary panetta about syria and the idea of arming the opposition firefighters there. >> did -- fighters there. >> did you support the recommendation by secretary of state -- then secretary clinton and then head of cia general petraeus tha
catherine, thank you. >> you are welcome. >> the defense secretary leon panetta was also on capitol hill today talking about the attack on the u.s. outpost in benghazi. he told a senate committee there was not enough time for the military to respond to the rampage that killed the u.s. ambassador chris stevens. foreign service officer sean smith and two former navy seals. tyrone woods and glen daughtery. one republican pointed out commanders didn't know how long the attack would...
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he didn't talk to brennan or jack lew or dempsey or panetta in the evening. he never called to say how are we doing? he was disengaged. he turned to romney and say i send these people in harm's way and i know the families he was letting us believe he was hands on. frank lil, seems to be it was detached. >> bret: i want to listen to what the president said today on the topic regarding benghazi. take a listen. >> this is the most transparent administration in history. there are a handful of issues around security where people have legitimate questions and they are still concerned about whether or not we have all the information we need. benghazi by the way is not a good example of that. that was largely driven by campaign stuff because everything about that we have had more testimony and more paper provided to congress than ever before. congress is running out of things to ask. >> i want to play again, hillary clinton from her testimony. we have heard this before. listen again. i want you to react to it. >> with all due respect we have four dead americans. is i
he didn't talk to brennan or jack lew or dempsey or panetta in the evening. he never called to say how are we doing? he was disengaged. he turned to romney and say i send these people in harm's way and i know the families he was letting us believe he was hands on. frank lil, seems to be it was detached. >> bret: i want to listen to what the president said today on the topic regarding benghazi. take a listen. >> this is the most transparent administration in history. there are a...
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defense secretary leon panetta going to war with senators. and you'll hear the latest on benghazi and senator john mccain is here. and rush limbaugh in the line of fire and now president obama is lashing out at the media again. and guess where he was when he said it? that's two minutes away. go faster! go faster! go faster! go faster! no! stop...stop... go(mom) i rais my son to bester! careful... hi, sweetie. hi, mom. (mom) but just to be safe... i got a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. more "likes." more tweets. so,
defense secretary leon panetta going to war with senators. and you'll hear the latest on benghazi and senator john mccain is here. and rush limbaugh in the line of fire and now president obama is lashing out at the media again. and guess where he was when he said it? that's two minutes away. go faster! go faster! go faster! go faster! no! stop...stop... go(mom) i rais my son to bester! careful... hi, sweetie. hi, mom. (mom) but just to be safe... i got a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what...
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the sendoff ceremony for panetta will be held later on today. >>> 6:14. get that one. apple has so much cash it could actually build the 49ers n stadium 100 times over. >> that is a lot of money and this morning growing pressure for the most successful company to share some of that money with shareholders. scott mcgrew joining us now. apple almost hoarding that cash. >> i think that's right. even apple's biggest critic says he understands why. in the '90s apple almost went bankrupt and david einhorn compares that to his grandmother who survived the depression. einhorn is pressuring apple to give money to investors in the form of dividend. apple pay as small dividend but it makes so much money that dividend doesn't even keep up with the increase in the cash pile. how big of a pile? according to wikipedia, a space shuttle launch costs around half a billion dollars. at 140 billion in savings, apple has enough money to have paid for every single launch ever. in fact, it could run nasa for seven years straight. they have more money in their savings account than our company
the sendoff ceremony for panetta will be held later on today. >>> 6:14. get that one. apple has so much cash it could actually build the 49ers n stadium 100 times over. >> that is a lot of money and this morning growing pressure for the most successful company to share some of that money with shareholders. scott mcgrew joining us now. apple almost hoarding that cash. >> i think that's right. even apple's biggest critic says he understands why. in the '90s apple almost went...
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this is from the hearing with panetta and dempsey. they are asked about the memo sent up the chain to hillary clinton where she says she didn't see it. dempsey, chairman of the joint chief and secretary of defense asked about it specifically. >> you said previously you were aware of that. >> i was aware of the communication back to state department. >> when secretary clinton testified a few weeks ago she had a clear eyed assessment of the threat we faced in libya, is that really a credible statement? if she didn't know about the ambassador's cable on august 15 saying we can't defend this place? >> i don't know if she didn't know about the cable. >> she said she didn't. >> are you stunned that she didn't? >> i'm call myself surprised. >> we are surprised. >> this is from the ambassador who is later killed that said this is indefensible. we are attacked we'll die. the secretary of state for whom this ambassador is working didn't see it, so that is issue number one on the prehistory. secondly on the day of the attack, the president had a
this is from the hearing with panetta and dempsey. they are asked about the memo sent up the chain to hillary clinton where she says she didn't see it. dempsey, chairman of the joint chief and secretary of defense asked about it specifically. >> you said previously you were aware of that. >> i was aware of the communication back to state department. >> when secretary clinton testified a few weeks ago she had a clear eyed assessment of the threat we faced in libya, is that...
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the soon to be outgoing defense secretary leon panetta who has fledged he will remain in the job until his successor is sworn to office. republicans chose to block hagel's confirmation until they get answers from the white house on the president's role and his action during the benghazi terrorist attack on september 11 last year, yielding some what to that pressure today, the white house for the first time revealed in a letter that the president did not personally ask the libyan government for help. and acknowledged he relied on then secretary of state hillary clinton, to reach out on his behalf. that is a revelation that outraged senators lindsey graham. >> the president of united states did not make any phone calls to any government official in libya, the entire period of the attack. he found out from the letter he called governmmnt officials in libya on september 12. after everyone was dead. >> we would not have gotten answers but for push are for this the more answers we've gotten, we've shown this is a national security failure. >> oyote and graham have beee two of the most system
the soon to be outgoing defense secretary leon panetta who has fledged he will remain in the job until his successor is sworn to office. republicans chose to block hagel's confirmation until they get answers from the white house on the president's role and his action during the benghazi terrorist attack on september 11 last year, yielding some what to that pressure today, the white house for the first time revealed in a letter that the president did not personally ask the libyan government for...
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. >> secretary panetta and i have been using the word devastating for 16 months now. i testified last august to the consequences of sequestration if it was to occur. now, the wolf is at the door. >> i begin my career in a hollow army, i do not want to end my career in a hollow army. >> this would be the steepest, biggest reduction in total obligated go authority for the defense department in history at a time that is more dangerous than it's ever been. >> the navy had to cancel the deployment to the u.s.s. truman. army chief warned they would have to curtail training 80% of the ground forces. 3,000 small businesses will lose army contracts and could face bankruptcy they warned if sequester is not stopped. >> shep: on another subject, the president tonight at the state of the union expected to fill out the details of a dramatic troop drawdown in afghanistan? >> he is expected tonight to announce that 34,000 u.s. troops will be home at this time next year from afghanistan. that is about half of the force that is currently serving in afghanistan. again, this is going to
. >> secretary panetta and i have been using the word devastating for 16 months now. i testified last august to the consequences of sequestration if it was to occur. now, the wolf is at the door. >> i begin my career in a hollow army, i do not want to end my career in a hollow army. >> this would be the steepest, biggest reduction in total obligated go authority for the defense department in history at a time that is more dangerous than it's ever been. >> the navy had to...
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leon panetta said we did the right thing. it would have taken somewhere between 9 and 12 hours to get an armed aircraft there. here he is. >> there was no specific intelligence or indications of an imminent attack on that -- the u.s. facilities in benghazi. and, frankly, without an adequate warning, there was not enough time given the speed of the attack for armed military assets to respond. >> once an attack takes place, the biggest problem you have is getting accurate information about exactly what is taking place. >> you can't just willy-nilly send f-16's there and blow the hell out of a place without knowing what's taking place. >> buzzing over and disbursing the crowd. they could have easily done that. >>gretchen: that was one of the issues. the other big thing was what was the president's involvement in this? for weeks we've been saying will we ever know what the president actually knew because unless he's pinned down and asked a series of questions, he's not going to testify about this. the best thing you get is to tal
leon panetta said we did the right thing. it would have taken somewhere between 9 and 12 hours to get an armed aircraft there. here he is. >> there was no specific intelligence or indications of an imminent attack on that -- the u.s. facilities in benghazi. and, frankly, without an adequate warning, there was not enough time given the speed of the attack for armed military assets to respond. >> once an attack takes place, the biggest problem you have is getting accurate information...
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was there, secretary panetta. was there any evaluation what it might mean and whether we should be thinking about how we should respond to the threat? >> my recollection it was part and parse l of looking at the general counterterrorism situation that we were concerned about in the region. and the issue, frankly, that was probably more preimminent the day before was what would be the impact of that video that was coming out that enblame flamed a lot of the situation in the area. >> the -- well, i would have thought from the video that there would have been some sense of libya could be a target, and i don't know if we have stepped back from our view that al qaeda was able to do things. i'm not saying it's a total al qaeda operation, but clearly al qaeda's out there talking about a libyan that was killed, and how we needed to get even with the americans for that. the day before it happened, it concerns me there appears not to have been the evaluation that went on pretty aggressively for the first eight years or so a
was there, secretary panetta. was there any evaluation what it might mean and whether we should be thinking about how we should respond to the threat? >> my recollection it was part and parse l of looking at the general counterterrorism situation that we were concerned about in the region. and the issue, frankly, that was probably more preimminent the day before was what would be the impact of that video that was coming out that enblame flamed a lot of the situation in the area. >>...
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and my understanding is that panetta and others didn't push for it because of the risk involved that the congressman just laid out and because these arms could end up in the hands of al qaeda or they could be used against israel. so this is -- this is why administrations are set up. this is why national security teams have been built. this is why the president wanted such strong personalities and expertise on the national security team. doesn't always agree with them but he gets their best advice and then he makes the decision. he's the commander in chief. >> just two quick political points. i mean, if you look at where president obama's foreign policy is likely to crack wide open among partisan lines, this is it. you will see senators mccain, i think, and graham and others start to string together instances of america leading from behind and of this president's comfort in doing so in places like libya and now in syria, and i think this will become the most political part of the president's -- >> scrambling with party lines over here. >> but i think this is where he's opening himself
and my understanding is that panetta and others didn't push for it because of the risk involved that the congressman just laid out and because these arms could end up in the hands of al qaeda or they could be used against israel. so this is -- this is why administrations are set up. this is why national security teams have been built. this is why the president wanted such strong personalities and expertise on the national security team. doesn't always agree with them but he gets their best...
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panetta a simple question. >> who was in charge in benghazi? were you in charge, secretary panetta? >> what do you mean in charge? >> as running the operation, trying to find a way to save our ambassador who was lost. trying to prevent our people from being killed? providing assistance to people who were underattack? >> i mean, it's not that simple. as you know. i think the people that were in charge with the people on the ground. >> would you say secretary clinton in charge. >> pardon me? >> was secretary clinton in charge. >> the people in charge, were the ambassador there at benghazi. >> no. but, they can't, you know, they were trying to save their lives. rick: richard grenell, a former spokesperson for the last four u.s. ambassadors to the u.n. byron york, is chief political correspondent at the "washington examiner". gentlemen, good to see you both. rick, you first. you worked at a number of administrations. odd that the president himself would be so hands off while one of our consulates was under attack? >> yeah, very odd. i think it's, mitt romney was right. it really was a w
panetta a simple question. >> who was in charge in benghazi? were you in charge, secretary panetta? >> what do you mean in charge? >> as running the operation, trying to find a way to save our ambassador who was lost. trying to prevent our people from being killed? providing assistance to people who were underattack? >> i mean, it's not that simple. as you know. i think the people that were in charge with the people on the ground. >> would you say secretary clinton...
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this is leon panetta. clip later inthat the broadcast. amid questioning of the placement of troops during the libya attack, martin dempsey and the military is looking into building "small, rapidly deployable forces" around the world. a bangladeshi man who tried to block the new york federal reserve bank with a fake bomb as part of an elaborate fbi sting operation has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. 21-year old quazi nafis faces 30 years to life in prison following his arrest last october. the fbi supplied every component of the attack including the inert explosives, the band used to carry them, the detonator, and even the storage facility where an agent helped quazi nafis assemble the fake bomb. the agent even reportedly planted the idea of using a remote-control device to trigger an explosion after quazi nafis had originally planned a suicide mission but expressed a desire to return to bangladesh first. thursday, quazi nafis renounced violence is that "i deeply and sincerely regret my involvement in this case." an autopsy report has
this is leon panetta. clip later inthat the broadcast. amid questioning of the placement of troops during the libya attack, martin dempsey and the military is looking into building "small, rapidly deployable forces" around the world. a bangladeshi man who tried to block the new york federal reserve bank with a fake bomb as part of an elaborate fbi sting operation has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. 21-year old quazi nafis faces 30 years to life in prison following his arrest last...
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after 40 years in washington, today is retirement day for leon panetta. leaving his post as secretary of defense this morning. just yesterday he testified on the department of defense's response to that attack on the u.s. facilities in benghazi. panetta was the director of the cia before taking over the department of defense. lawmakers now talking about the man pegged to take over the cia, john brennan. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live on capitol hill with all of the details on brennan's confirmation hearing. tracie, a lot going on. busy day for everybody. >> it's been a busy time when it comes to confirmation hearings and we have brennan to gave a strong defense of the use of drones by this administration. this is something he was right in the middle of. there are lots of questions here lawmakers want to know if the obama administration has been using these drones against american citizens in a couple of cases. we know yes. brennan said if he's are americans who have gone overseas and aligned themselves with al qaeda, they have to know we're goi
after 40 years in washington, today is retirement day for leon panetta. leaving his post as secretary of defense this morning. just yesterday he testified on the department of defense's response to that attack on the u.s. facilities in benghazi. panetta was the director of the cia before taking over the department of defense. lawmakers now talking about the man pegged to take over the cia, john brennan. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live on capitol hill with all of the details...
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coming up at 7:15, what this means for the current defense secretary, leon panetta. yesterday was supposed to be his last day on the job. he says he's looking forward to coming back to monterey to take care of his ranch. >> yeah. >>> a lot of people are off. they don't have to work like you and i. it's presidents day. you are still watching the commute. >> that's right. i'm gonna be here on monday, too. >> i know you will be here, too. it will be the same even better on monday. some people don't have to go to work. some people will. we're looking at the commute on some of the major freeways. there are people out there, westbound on 80 as you drive out to the macarthur maze. no major problems. but it's not as busy as it normally is. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, that's lighter. there is a little bit of a delay. we don't even bother with the traffic time. 101 northbound at 37 they are clearing a crash there with a little bit of slow traffic, southbound 101 in that area. 7:08. let's go to steve. >>> mostly clear skies. there's just a few little hints of some fog
coming up at 7:15, what this means for the current defense secretary, leon panetta. yesterday was supposed to be his last day on the job. he says he's looking forward to coming back to monterey to take care of his ranch. >> yeah. >>> a lot of people are off. they don't have to work like you and i. it's presidents day. you are still watching the commute. >> that's right. i'm gonna be here on monday, too. >> i know you will be here, too. it will be the same even better...
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they had tough questions for panetta. he related he and president obama spoke once during the eight-hour benghazi attack that left four americans dead. it also explained why war plains weren't sent. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. nancy, good morning. >> good morning, norah. panetta says the reason planes were not sent is because it came in two waves. after the first wave ended, they all thought it was over. plus, he said, there wasn't enough actionable intelligence on the ground to act. >> you can't just willy nilly send f-16s there and blow up the place without knowing what's taking place. >> they said they were aware in the months before the attack, u.s. ambassador chris stevens was worried about safety in libya. >> we never received a request to do, so number one snopa any ta argued that benghazi was just one of many u.s. outposts receiving threats. >> u.s. military has neither the resources nor the responsibility to have a firehouse next to every u.s. facility in the world. >> the white house has provided few detail
they had tough questions for panetta. he related he and president obama spoke once during the eight-hour benghazi attack that left four americans dead. it also explained why war plains weren't sent. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. nancy, good morning. >> good morning, norah. panetta says the reason planes were not sent is because it came in two waves. after the first wave ended, they all thought it was over. plus, he said, there wasn't enough actionable intelligence on the ground to act....
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pentagon wants those fighting us wars from afar to be firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of a distinguished warfare medal it will be handed out to a joystick wielding drone pilots who waste their battles without even setting foot in the combat zones earlier in the program ati's are going to go explain to me what it takes to get the award. so you're sitting here you have a joystick and you point click and they get an award essentially that's all it takes to get it to get a medal which is supposed to rank higher than the bronze medal which is given out to people who actually perform combat duty but according to the pentagon criteria i'm going to cite it here it will be recognizing a single act that directly affects the combat operation does not involve an act of valor and war incident word higher than the bronze medal so instead of having to go to the front line and risk the extreme bloody violence there you can just sit in your recliner with a joystick and maybe a couple for example and just wage war from about a thousand miles away i guess perha
pentagon wants those fighting us wars from afar to be firmly in the spotlight defense secretary leon panetta has announced the creation of a distinguished warfare medal it will be handed out to a joystick wielding drone pilots who waste their battles without even setting foot in the combat zones earlier in the program ati's are going to go explain to me what it takes to get the award. so you're sitting here you have a joystick and you point click and they get an award essentially that's all it...